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The Muslim gargoyle on a Catholic cathedral
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jmcgee
That would be the character above, on the left, which was modeled on the gentleman on the right. He is the Muslim foreman who led the restoration of the tower and worked on the cathedral for 30 years. And wouldn’t you know, it’s happened in France? Details: The gargoyles grinning down from Lyon’s majestic St…
Pope may try to prevent stoning of Iranian woman
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jmcgee
This news broke mid-day and bears watching: Pope Benedict XVI is monitoring the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning and has not ruled out getting involved through diplomatic channels, the Vatican said Sunday. As he has in the past in humanitarian cases, the pope would intervene if asked by authorities in…
See you in court: falsely accused priest sues bishop for libel
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jmcgee
In a rare move, a priest who has been cleared of charges of sexual abuse is taking aim at his bishop — and others — in court. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: A priest at St. Vincent College filed a libel suit Friday in Westmoreland County against officials of the Greensburg Catholic Diocese and St. Vincent…
Bishop blasts attempted ordination of a woman
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jmcgee
It happened in Phoenix: The Catholic Bishop of Phoenix responded Wednesday to a priest’s reported participation in an attempted priestly ordination of a woman. Urging prayers for all involved, he said such actions are “divisive” and have “profoundly harmful consequences.” Writing in a Sept. 1 letter published in the Catholic Sun, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted…
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